Down on the Farm

Minor League Player of the Day: 20 year old Billings CFer, Jonathan Reynoso, went 4-5 and hit his first homer of the season. Reynoso’s slash line on the season is .256/.275/.321. Last year in the Arizona League it was .311/.328/.411. Reynoso is a free agent signing from the Dominican Republic.

The Blue Wahoos set a franchise record with 12 runs. Corey Wimberly was 3-5 with a double, Brodie Greene (3) and Ryan LaMarre (8) were 2-4 with homers and walks, Donald Lutz was 2-4 with a double, a walk and an error, Redleg Nation Spotlight Player, Tucker Barnhart was 2-5 with a double.

Daniel Renken took over the game when it was restarted and got the win. He threw 4.2 innings, allowing 7 hits and 4 runs (2 earned). Lee Hyde threw 1.1 scoreless innings and Drew Hayes threw 2 scoreless innings.

Juan Perez was 2-4 with a homer (5), David Vidal was 2-4 with a double, Juan Silva was 2-5 with a double, and Juan Silverio hit his 12th homer.

Blaze starter, Mike Dennhardt last one batter (giving up a double) before leaving with an apparent groin injury, he was replaced by Carlos Gonzalez, who threw 4 shutout innings, allowing only 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3. Sean Lucas threw 2.1, giving up a run on a hit and 3 walks (along with 3 Ks). Brooks Pinkard got a blown save and a loss by giving up 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks in his 1.2 innings of work.

Robert Stephenson, in his second start since coming back from a hamstring injury, threw very well. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 2 unearned runs (he gave up a homer to the final batter he faced), on 2 hits, a walk, and 8 strikeouts. But he also made 2 errors and threw 2 wild pitches. Alejandro Chacin got the win with his 1/3 of an inning.